Certain

Much is being made of faith these days. It is so easy to confuse faith with religion. Many people have religion without faith, gods that do not feed the soul but devour it. Others mistakenly understand faith as emotional pablum. Faith requires tenacity: tenacity is neither soft nor naive.  For a Christian…

Faith is not a feeling,
Rather a way to ‘be’
And a place in which we abide.

Faith evokes feelings,
Allowing us to know the
Touch of His mercy.

Faith is not a feeling.
It wrangles the tumult
Of heart and soul.

Faith surrenders feelings,
At the foot of His Cross,
Among the golden crowns.

Faith is not a feeling.
It’s an instrument of grace,
giving us His love to share.

Faith is not what we think,
Rather the way we think,
The place where our thoughts ought to dwell.

Faith is not feeling
Rather the gift of Truth
In our lives and on our lips.

Faith is our life-blood flowing
For . . . giv . . . en . . . for . . . giv . . . ing,
For . . . giv . . . en . . . for . . . giv . . . ing,

Faith, by His Providence,
His Sacrifice, and His power
Is our death-defeated Life.